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Opuntia ×cubensis Britton & Rose [stricta × triacantha]
bullsuckers
       
Symbol:   OPCU  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Cactaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Shrub  
Native Status:  
L48    N
PR    N
VI    N



 
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Opuntia ×cubensis Britton & Rose [stricta × triacantha]

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Synonyms:
Opuntia ×cubensis Britton & Rose [stricta × triacantha]

  OPAN Opuntia antillana Britton & Rose
  OPOC3 Opuntia ochrocentra Small
 

Distribution:
Opuntia ×cubensis Britton & Rose [stricta × triacantha]

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Related Taxa:
Opuntia ×cubensis Britton & Rose [stricta × triacantha]

View 51 genera in Cactaceae, 59 species in Opuntia
 

Classification:
Opuntia ×cubensis Britton & Rose [stricta × triacantha]

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Caryophyllidae
Order Caryophyllales
Family Cactaceae – Cactus family
Genus Opuntia Mill. – pricklypear
Species Opuntia ×cubensis Britton & Rose [stricta × triacantha] – bullsuckers
 

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Opuntia ×cubensis Britton & Rose [stricta × triacantha]

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19700.
 
 
Time Generated: 11/22/2009 11:13 PM MST  
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